The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, March 28.
Asia
CNN. Thailand passes same-sex marriage bill, becoming the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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| The same-sex marriage bill in Thailand will officially come into effect within 120 days of Royal approval. (Source: Enternews) |
AFP. China pledges to develop Sri Lanka's strategic deep-water port of Hambantota and Colombo international airport.
REUTERS. India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km border with Myanmar to prevent illegal activity.
AL JAZEERA. Pakistan is investigating a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and reviewing security arrangements for Beijing's projects in the country.
AFP. Iran has released all 18 Filipino crew members of an oil tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman in January.
YONHAP. South Korea calls on Israel to withdraw its decision to consider more than 800 hectares of land in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank as Tel Aviv land.
Xinhua News Agency. China signed bilateral currency swap agreements with 29 countries, with a total scale of 4 quadrillion yuan.
BLOOMBERG. Thailand expects to attract at least $15 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next three years.
REUTERS. China has started dispute settlement proceedings with the United States over electric car subsidies at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
ARAB NEWS. Hezbollah forces in Lebanon launched dozens of rockets at an Israeli town, killing at least 7 people.
Europe
HINDUSTAN TIMES. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit India from today, March 28 at the invitation of his host counterpart S Jaishankar.
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| Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that India and Ukraine "will become good partners and friends". (Source: RIA Novosti) |
NET 25. Sweden's Site Zero plant is the world's largest and most modern plastic recycling facility, using artificial intelligence (AI) to sort waste.
DW. The German economy is said to have fallen into a technical recession after the first quarter of the year and growth is forecast to fall in 2024 from 1.2% to 0.1%.
REUTERS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend Türkiye 30 million euros to support areas affected by the February 2023 earthquake.
SPUTNIK. Sweden plans to deploy troops on Latvian territory from November as part of cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
KYIV INDEPENDENT. Ukraine creates new Logistics Planning Department to deal with corruption allegations by foreign auditors.
SPUTNIK. Estonia affirms that cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the foundation of its security.
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT. Ukraine is about to receive a $1.5 billion loan guaranteed by the UK and Japan from the World Bank (WB).
America
BLOOMBERG. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) recorded a record loss of $114.3 billion in 2023, forcing the Fed to stop transferring profits to the US Treasury while interest rates remain high.
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| The US Federal Reserve's interest expenses will nearly triple to $281.1 billion in 2023. (Source: AFP) |
REUTERS. US investigators have recovered the black box of the cargo ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
BLOOMBERG. Argentina will cut tens of thousands of state-sector jobs by the end of this month to reduce its budget deficit.
UNICEF. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns that acute malnutrition is threatening the lives of more than 125,000 children in Haiti.
Africa
XINHUA. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke by phone with his Irish counterpart Michael Martin about the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
TANHUA XA XA. Tunisia rescued 41 undocumented migrants off the coast of the southeastern province of Sfax.
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During the rescue operation, Tunisian authorities arrested nine wanted men and seized two steel boats. (Source: AFP) |
AHRAM ONLINE. Egypt supports the presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya to achieve stability in the neighboring country.
WASHINGTON POST. Ethiopia's state-owned Commercial Bank has recovered more than three-quarters of the $14 million it lost after a software glitch.
Oceania
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| Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in Australia, helping to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions. (Source: Getty) |
CLIMATE COUNCIL. Australia is on track to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
NAM NEWS NETWORK. A town in Central Australia has imposed a curfew on its youth following a series of recent violent incidents.
XINHUA. New Zealand has selected 187 of its best domestic cheeses as part of the New Zealand Cheese Awards competition.
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